The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-17
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Bergen Baptist, Centenary and West
Side NJ E. Churches.
A concert OF unusual merit was given in
Westminster Chnrch, on Summit avenue,
last Tuesday night, which for excellence in
every. detail has not been exeelled in this
city this season. In the first place the con-
cert was given under the auspices Of the
ladies of the Church, secondly, the ushers
were all ladies', and thirdly, the talent WAS
. exclusively of the female order, barring
the organist. Mr. George Morgan and Prof.
Keenan,. Miss Maud Mo CANS rendition
Of 'Annie Laurie" to her own harp accom-
paniment. was perfection Itself, and it is
unnecessary to say that she was compelled
to respond to an encore. Prof. keenan,,
too, was rapturously applauded for the
more tuan excellent execution of an ever
ture, and the Meigs sisters-well all that
can be has been said for them, when it is
stated that they never did better Others
who participated in the programme were
Miss Salisbury, who rendered 'sNearer My
God to Thee" in an exquisite soprano
Voice, and followed with "Just Within
the Harbor Bar, in response to an encore.
Blumenteal Sunshine and Rain" and
Cowan s Better Land,i were sung in a
fine eontralto voice by Miss Maggie Lever
ich, and Miss Virginia Schultze favored the
audience with piano solo, responding 10
an encore.
The West Side Av mae III E. Church
was comfortably filed last Monday night,
the occasion being musicale under the
auspices of the Church Lyceum. When it
is considered that these concerts are free.
the talent participating may be considered
of an unusually meritorious order. The
programme consisted of an Organ Volun-
tary by Miss Fairehild, vocal duett, Mr..
Bigelow and Miss Groesbeck; piano solo,
Mr.. Martini; violin duett, j. Holland and
Robert Mack; Chalk talk, Mr. Charles Lee
land; solo, ''Rose Marie" Mr. Bigelow; in
strumental Duet, j. Holland and Miss
Jewett; vocal solo, n ss Groesbeck, solo,
Marguerite" Mr.. Bigelow; anvil chorus,
the Lyeeum. The next musicale will be
held at the church the first Monday even
ing ia May. The following committee has
been appointed to arrange the details: MRS.
G. Leland, Miss Petit, Mss FaircAiId, Mr..
HahRe and MIR. Edward Person.
A musical concert of high order was given
in the Bergen Baptist Church last Tuesday
night under the auspices of Miss Lorena
Hood. who holds the tenth free scholarship
of the New York Conservatory. Most of
the talent was professional, and as con-
sequence, created large audience. Mr..
Frank Fruttchey, of the New York Con-
servatory, was the organist of the evening,
and he opened the programme in both
parts-the first part with Guilmant's PAS
toral and Finale" and the second part
with Mendelssohn's s'First Sonata in
Minor" FRANK d. Reilly sang several
solos in cultivated bari one voice. Mr..
Otto A Graf, of the Conservatory, played
the violin, giving De Beriot's '.Scene de
Ballet, MoszkowsSis Fifth Spanish Dance
and gayotte by G. Bohn. Miss Anna d.
Cooper, of Westheld, N. j., recited Mrs.
Browning's sRhyme of the Duchess May,
and Mry Kyle Dallas 'sCharity Grinder
and the Postmaster General" Miss LorenR
Hood closed the programme with concert
valse from Faust. She also played in
duet on two pianos with Mr. Louis r..
Dressler, the organist of st. John. The
selection was the overture from William
TeIl." Among the pupils of Miss Hood
who participated in the programme were
Mas Anna KooDz, who played Sydney
Smiths ''La Fueuse:' Miss Lillia Harri-
son, who played theme and variations
from s,Der Freischutz," and Gottschalk's
'Recordanti; Master John Thurman, who
played e. o. Eatons 'Raindrops;" Miss
Carrie Chesley, who played variations on
Here's "La Violette de Carafa, and Miss
May Sutherland, who played galop fam
tastique by Otto Hackie. entitled Scar
ina.
A large audience gathered at the sacred
canlata entitled s'Under the Palms," or
"Flower Feast" given in the Centenary
NJ E Church last Tuesday evening by a
qnarlette of soloists, quartette, a quin-
tette and body Of 100 choristers. The
proceeds of the affair will be donated to
the new library fund OF the Sunday School.
Mr.. john Watson was musical director, and
Mr.. Fl. E. Macomber organist. The quin-
tette was composed of Miss Lille G. Wat
son, soprano; Miss Sarah NJ. Ferdon, alto
Miss Florence Watson, alto; Mr. Thomas
Adams, tenor, and Mr.. II. X. Eleridge.
bass. The soloists were Miss Belle t.
WATSON, soprano; Miss MiRnle Bauvelt,
coRtralto; Mr.. E. Blanchard, tenor, and
Mr.. III. 5. Dawson, bass. All the artists
did their best and their efforts were APP.
preciated. Some of the choruses were
especially beautiful.